*****October 11 post-event update—call fox and ABC—-see more at bottom of post******

I’ll be adding links to this if I can from the train, otherwise google the references to find the lists!!!

We are asking that IDSA use and acknowledge current and available science and to CHANGE GUIDELINES for lyme disease diagnosis and treatment. You can help by asking for coverage of the vigil and protest, October 9 and 10. There are very specific or more general ways you can help.

For more information on the event, start with The MayDay Project’s press release and the event’s facebook page.

What to Do

The MayDay project is asking that people share the event press release and request coverage for the event. They have distributed a phone call list, a tweet list, and a facebook list. You can do all three or whichever is most comfortable for you (or that you have access to).

These guidelines may work for some patients who are diagnosed and treated immediately, but they keep most patients from being diagnosed and do not apply to patients who are treated later. They preclude treatment for patients with persistent lyme.

But we know the following (and an extensive body of scientific literature supports it):

If you don’t treat it, Lyme will persist.

If you ignore co-infections, Lyme will persist.

If you misdiagnose it, it will persist.

If you misinform doctors and state agencies, it will persist.

If you rely on IDSA’s guidelines, it will persist.

October 11 ~ UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

From Katie Snap Crackle Pop:

Everyone, call ABC and thank them for coming out and filming the Mayday Project! And please have our story on the news this evening! 215-878-9700 dial extenstion 21

And then: Also follow @themdayproject on twitter and retweet everything they tweet and retweet! Storm via social media.